If I park $3,000,000 in an ally savings account with 2.25% interest rate I'm getting $67,500/year in interest
Is this not broken? My father is looking for a retirement plan and basically has $3million in real estate equity but wants to retire why shouldn't he just sell all and park the 3 mil in this account? Even after taxes on savings interest it's still decent money plus he gets SS how safe a plan is this?
Okay retard replace the x and y values the question is still the same
Joshua Johnson
hi
Isaac Kelly
1. If the bank goes bankrupt(the probability when shit hits the fan is over 20%) you're only insured on 250k from the FDIC. So it's only good when times are good 2. Depends what inflation is. They said inflation is below 2% but everything continues to go up in price for the things you need to live off of so are you actually making money?
You're literally better off taking 10% of the 3 mil and buying bitcoin and sitting on it for years. I guarantee you'll make a lot more money off the 10% risk.
Thanks, thats a good point I didn't know the FDIC only covers $250k
But if you split up $200k across several accounts then you'd be fine
Easton Phillips
what if you put it in a high interest ETF like SPYD or SCHD? Get 4%, fuck the bank, diversify your risk
Easton Roberts
who is this cheesy fella
Levi Murphy
>Is this not broken? Felt broken to me when I first learned that everyone’s returns are based on a flat %. That’s how the rich gets richer, after avoiding progressive taxes.
Jordan Walker
yea it's broken because it means once you're rich enough you'll never run out of money and you'll always get more money faster than most hard working wagies the joke is it takes a lifetime of work for wagies that want to escape from waging to reach that level of wealth (with few exceptions), so once they do reach it they no longer have the youth to enjoy it
Also not only would index funds pay your father, but the principal would survive after him and allow you to live a life on easy mode as well. As long as you don't fuck it up.
Bank interest would not pay as well and would not always beat inflation.
Henry King
Based. I'd do index funds but my boomer father wouldn't understand and he'd want something that is boomer tier comprehension
Leo Hernandez
> progressive tax I love left word play
Aiden Rogers
Keeping it all in the bank is brainlet as fuck. If hyperinflation ever happens you get completely and utterly JUSTed
Jaxson White
Not very since they've manged to withstand the test of time. That said, the market will likely enter a recession within the next year so it might not be the best time to jump into the index market.
Xavier Butler
Well yeah... Like any fucking guy who's on life support can put a million dollars into a savings account and not have to work ever again. Most people don't have 3,000,000 you asshole. You must be a really great person in real life. Like I mean it because you're dumb but it's okay. As long you're a good person with a good heart you deserve every penny and I'm sorry for being bitter. ...I don't even give a fuck about money I just want more so maybe someone decent will like me.
Jack Taylor
Just tell him that an index fund is "investing in America as a whole" because it is buying every important US company.
Thomas Taylor
How the fuck is your dad set to acquire 3mil yet doesn't know what index funds are? They're a Boomer staple.
Lincoln Johnson
If you put 5% of your paycheck in an employer-matched 401k for 40 years you'll have 4 million without ever saving a penny in your savings account. Plenty of wagies will make it but that's just called "retirement"